Alex Jackson (MA 2019) has been cast in the debut-drama from the award winning film maker Etienne Kubwabo. 

'The Difference Between Us' features Alex as 'Laura' who stars alongside Wam Siluka Jr who plays, 'Alex Watson'.

'Alex Watson is a young black man, raised in the secluded Highlands of Scotland by two white adoptive parents. When Alex leaves his protective bubble behind to attend university in Glasgow, he moves in with siblings Michael and Laura. As the trio grow closer, their pasts and prejudices threaten their new relationship and Alex must learn what being black in the modern world truly means.'

The film is screnning from Friday 21 July 2023 to Saturday 5 August 2023 at the Centre for Contemporary Arts. 

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First published: 26 June 2023